Slough Wood

Places of Interest

Whipsnade Zoo

Zoo

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whipsnade Zoo, formerly known as Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, is a zoo located in Whipsnade, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. It is one of two zoos that is looked-after by the Zoological Society of London, a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats.

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral

Nature reserve

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral is a 9.5-acre garden in the village of Whipsnade in Bedfordshire, England. It is planted in the approximate form of a cathedral, with grass avenues for nave, chancel, transepts, chapels and cloisters and "walls" of different species of trees.

Dunstable Downs

Peak

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunstable Downs are a prominent chalk escarpment of the Chiltern Hills, immediately south-west of Dunstable in southern Bedfordshire, England. The Downs rise to approximately 243 metres above sea level, forming the highest ground in Bedfordshire, and overlook the Vale of Aylesbury to the west.

Places in the Area

Dunstable

Photo: Peter Skuce, Public domain.

Dunstable is a market town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, east of the Chiltern Hills, 30 miles north of London. There are several steep chalk escarpments, most noticeable when approaching Dunstable from the north.

Houghton Regis

Town

Photo: John Yaxley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Houghton Regis is a town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Bidwell, Thorn and Sewell.

Kensworth

Village

Photo: Rob Farrow, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kensworth is a village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish is located on the edge of Dunstable Downs, and includes the hamlets of California and Kensworth Lynch.

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